@shopperbob wrote:
I completed one at a Catholic church where it was suspected the missionary was pocketing the money. I was to hand him marked bills after the service; it paid $40+ mileage.
@hbbigdaddy wrote:
@wrosie....nothing was directed at you. I was saying that WE ALL are imperfect. It is easy to expect things to be perfect, but that is not going to happen when people are involved. I'm saying that the church in general has failed to be more loving and accepting as it should be. I'm guilty of this myself.
I'm saying the things that cannot be accepted would be sexual abuse or stealing funds.
@Cassiespark wrote:
You will be asked a few detailed question about the presentation given during the homily, so pay attention to it! Its pretty straightforward.
@hbbigdaddy wrote:
I'm saying the things that cannot be accepted would be sexual abuse or stealing funds.
@Cassiespark wrote:
I've done this shop. You are not asked to use marked bills. You are asked to observe the presentation given during the homily, which is from a visiting priest from a Catholic Ministry. You then place money in an envelope, fill it out with certain contact info, and hand that to the visiting priest on the way out. You will be asked a few detailed question about the presentation given during the homily, so pay attention to it! Its pretty straightforward.
@heywave wrote:
@Cassiespark Thank you for explaining it. It seemed odd that the MSC would send the shopper marked bills since this takes time. When there is a missionary making an appeal, they do two collections (one for your regular contribution which would usually have your name on the envelope and a second collection and you can put the money in an envelope found in the pew or at a table by the entrance/exit or just donate cash without an envelope).
The donation collection takes place after the Profession of Faith which is roughly the halfway point. I've seen people drop money or an envelope into the large collection basket when Mass has concluded before it was taken to the back, but I've never seen someone hand the donation to a priest directly.
I have no idea what the protocol is. I was under the impression that whatever is collected in cash and checks for the missionary is tabulated and the local Church writes them a check or wires the fund back to the missionary instead of having someone walking around with thousands of bills in a suitcase.
@heywave wrote:
@wrosie Yes, there is money exchanged between parishioners and priests for the events that you and @luckygirl0100 mentioned, but I was speaking about this shopping task that requires you to attend Saturday Vigil or Sunday Mass times. I can't imagine that there would be a MSC that schedules a shopper task so that you would attend someone's baptism, marriage, or funeral. In the baptism, marriage, and funeral situations, they are not passing around a collection basket.
@stilllearning wrote:
I thought the church services MSC went out-of-business. Have they been resurrected?